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BRISBANE, Australia — Nearly 40 miles of Australian beaches have been blackened by oil spilled from a cargo ship caught in stormy seas this week, leading the state premier today to declare the area a disaster zone and warn the ship’s operators could face legal action.
Popular tourist spots along the Sunshine Coast were declared disaster zones, as 37 miles of white- sand beaches were affected by the spill Wednesday. Authorities said 34 U.S. tons of oil were lost when containers slipped from the Pacific Adventurer cargo ship and punctured fuel stores in the hull as it rocked in Australia’s rough eastern waters, where a cyclone stormed through for the past week.
